Can non-Muslims ride the Haramain high-speed train in Saudi Arabia?

3/1/2023 4:26:50 PM

I’ve never visited but I have researched this in the past.

The upshot is that the station at the Medina end is outside the boundaries of the holy city, which are quite limited. On the other hand Mecca’s holy city is huge, and the station is within the bounds of these. So non-Muslims are permitted to board and alight at Medina, but not at Mecca. So non-Muslims are not allowed to travel beyond Jeddah.

I’m afraid I don’t have any practical experience with regards to how if at all this is enforced. So I don’t know if for instance the station itself is somewhere you can go and then immediately leave as a non-Muslim. I’d err on the side of assuming that this would not be allowed though.

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